Find out how popular the last name Engh is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Engh.

Engh, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Engh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Engh in America

Engh is the 25403rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Engh surname appeared 974 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Engh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Engh to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Engh

The surname ENGH originated in Norway and is believed to have derived from the Old Norse word "eng," which means "meadow" or "pasture." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or worked on a meadow.

The earliest recorded instances of the name ENGH date back to the 13th century in Norway. It is possible that the name appeared in some of the early Norwegian censuses or tax records, though specific references are difficult to trace.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname ENGH was Gunnhild Engh, a Norwegian farmer who lived in the late 14th century. Another notable figure was Torbjørn Engh, a Norwegian merchant and ship owner who lived in the 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name ENGH appeared in various Norwegian records, including church registers and property deeds. For example, Hans Engh, a farmer from Telemark, was mentioned in a land transfer document dated 1642.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the ENGH name spread beyond Norway as some individuals emigrated to other parts of Scandinavia and North America. One notable individual from this period was Nils Engh, a Norwegian-American farmer and community leader who lived in Minnesota in the late 19th century.

In more recent history, the name ENGH has been associated with several noteworthy individuals, such as Kåre Engh, a Norwegian composer and musician born in 1935, and Arne Engh, a Norwegian actor born in 1941.

While the surname ENGH is most commonly found in Norway, it has also been documented in other Scandinavian countries, as well as in communities with Norwegian ancestry in North America and other parts of the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Engh

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Engh.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Engh was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Engh has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Engh was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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